PHILADELPHIA — It’s not a coincidence, luck or a consistently favorable matchup.
But there is a reason Bruins star forward David Pastrnak plays well against the Flyers, especially in Philadelphia.
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He was asked about his dominance over the Flyers after adding two goals and an assist in Saturday’s 6-2 win to his piles of points against them over his career. Pastrnak smiled.
“I love to play here. This is where my dream started. I got drafted here by the Bruins,” said Pastrnak, who now has 26 goals, 16 assists and 42 points against Philly. “So It’s always fun for me to come back to this building. This is where everything started for me. It was the first step toward the career I am having right now. I’m always going to look back to it.”
The fact that Pastrnak was picked No. 24 overall in the first round that year will haunt most of the general managers who picked No. 1-23, including the hometown Flyers (who took Travis Sandheim at No. 17). Nobody criticizes the Oilers for taking Leon Draisaitl ahead of him and Toronto’s got a star in William Nylander at No. 8. After that, everybody else simply missed.
Lately, it’s not just the Flyers he’s dominating against. In the last eight games before the All-Star break, he had eight goals and seven assists. After scoring 61 goals last year, he has 33 through 49 games this year.
“He’s a game-breaker,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “He gives us an advantage that in close games, we can win them.”
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